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The Wellington economics fraternity was up in arms last week. The reason was a job opening. Read more

Last November we published a report, Walking the Path to the Next Global Financial Crisis. Public debt ratios in many major economies are alarming. Read more

It’s the standard critique of local government, and it’s often right. Councillors and mayors are more interested in spending a lot of money on flashy convention centres than on maintaining the pipes. Read more

If you thought central planning was buried with the fall of communism, you should look at the European Union. In recent years, the EU has been working on its so-called taxonomy. Read more

Since last week’s announcement, Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s proposed social unemployment insurance has been criticised across the political divide. Some complaints relate simply to timing. Read more

A dark part of me hopes the government’s employment insurance scheme is enacted exactly as proposed. It will be terrible. Read more

The OECD’s country report for New Zealand always reveals sobering home truths. This year’s was no exception. Read more

Officially, New Zealand governments welcome overseas investment. In practice, they do much to thwart it, for no good reason. Read more